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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-21
MAINE DINPATCHES.
BURIED UNDER THE BARN.
The Mysterious Disappearance of a Rum.
ford Man Explained Alter the Death of
His Father.
RUMFoRD, Nav 20

RUMFORD, Nav 20.
Ihirteen or fourteen years ago this month,
David Silver, aged about 30 years, son Of
Daniel Silver. disappeared quite suddenly
from his home in Rumford. The cry wa,
raised throughout the town that he was lost
or bad taken his own life, not being a bright
man 1t rather looked that way.
For week nearly everyone in this section
hunted every nook and corner but nothing
could be found OF him. The search was
continued by some for month and still. moth
ing rewarded their efforts.
Thirteen years have passed and now that
his father has died and was buried, today, at
Rumford Center. at the age of so years, the
mystery is solved by MIR. Heruert Bixbee
who worked on the farm At that time.
BiAbee Joined in the search. Having occa-
sion to get some dressing under the barn
hoor, he removed some chat and suddenly
came upon some rocks and loose dirt which
aroused his suspicious. lie went to Mr. Sll
ver and asked INN If he had ever made a well
under the barn floor. The old man trembled
and seemed very much frightened, and finally
made full confession OF how his son David
in one OF his violent spells, had come at him
with a pilchtork. He warded of the veil
directed blows, but finally seeing there was
was but a small chance TO escape, he struck
his son over the head with sled stake, kill
ing hlm almost instantly.
Fearing that the law would deal severely
with him, he buried the body under the barn
| floor, where it may be found today, if it ma,
not been disturbed recently. BixDee agreed
| not to mention it TIL he was dead and gone
Not much blame can be attached to Uncle
Daniel under the circumstances, as no suct
thing as murder WAS thought of, but the
blow was too hard.
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THAT cool TRAIN ROBBERY.
Passengers Tell the story of the System.
attic PrOceedings-Thousa stolen
from Missouri Pacific Express in
Texas.
WACO, Texas. Nav 20


Passengers on the Missouri Pacific train
which arrived here at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning. give the particulars of the train
robb~ry at Mcneil station, Is miles from
Austin.
Twelve mounted men did the work. and
they went at it with so much system, and
their plans worked so well that they secured
large amount Of money from the Pacific
express.
One of the passengers says that the train
left Austin for Waco on time. and when it
pulled up at Mcneil station, which is at the
crossing of the Austin & Northw estern road,
it was found that the agent and two gentle
men who in'end d to take passage on the Mis-
souri, Pacific train, were in charge of twelve
robbers. who had come to the station, we'll
mounted and armed. The robbers had rolled
log in front of the engine and the engineer
and fireman were guarded by some of them
while others proceeded to FIRE into the cars
of the train. The passengers we're told that
if they kept quiet they would not be molest.
ed, and they kept quiet. The robbers fred
about 100 shots within the coaches to help
keep up the quietness of the passengers.
Henry Lauda of San Antonio was shot in the
hand. brakeman named White had his
cheek and nose grazed by bullet.
The robbers then made for the express car
| WHICH WAS III cnArke OF A. y. y Ntnacker, ana
demanded that he open it. He refused to
oHey th,ir command and they then broke
op-n the car hpor aud knocked the express
man down. The safe was next broken open
and robbed How much money they got no
one seemed to know. The amount has been
variously estimated at from S2l 600 TO S55,-
600. The ex Press man would not or could
not tell the amount of money that had been
taken.
Mr.. Ely, the agent at Mcneil station, says
the men came to the station unmssked and
took hims ,lfand two other men in charge.
One of the men was J B. Bickett., from
whom the robbers got gold watch and chain.
The robbers took the three men, placed the m
in a box car. closed the door and put guard
over them. They were all well armed and
seemed to understand their business thor
oughly. After robbing the train the robbers
noun ed their horses and ode away.
Deputy U. S, Marshal Rankin returned to
Austin late last night from the scene of the
robbery and reports that with the assistance
f bloodhaunds the officers got on the trail OF
the robbers 1t was followed a few miles
wnen they came upon camp where they
ev ntiy divided their booty. Express
wrappers were lying around and numerous
trails leading from the ground show ed that
the band scattered here. Rankin left the
sheriff of Williams on county and a large
posse still scouting the country, and with the
aid of the boodhounds he thinks they will
capture the men.
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The following is the standing of the Ma.
CONDENSED DE>PATCHEs.

The Sharp jury was not completed at the
adjournment Of the court Friday night.
A rather violent shock of earthquake was
felt at Monte Carlo, Thursday morning.
The Brussels police are arresting the lead
ing aeilst RS in the present labor strikes.
C.. + Smiibers. president Of the Bank OF
Montreal, Canada, died Friday afternoon.
A strike of brickmaktrs was inaugurated
in PIusourg. Pa, Friday. Two thousand
men are affected
Ii is sNted tha. no foreign officers will be
invited 70 witness the man9usres of the Rus
sian troops this yeir
The Lo~eIls have engaged John AeDer-
mott of Brston as pitcher on trial. He
played in 1884 with the Chicsgo..
John Greenwald, alias Theodore Well,
charged with the murder Of Lyman S. Weeks,
was convicted IN Brooklyn on Friday.
VIM. E Kis.elberg, the managing editor
of the Troy. n r., Times, and one Of the
proprietors, died Friday morning of Brights
disease.
Two sailors on the French ironclad Dug
uesclin, at Brest, we're killed and II badly
injured by an accident, the nature Of which
il concealed.
A dispatch from Paris says the stste coun.
Gil has rejected the appeals of the Orleans
Princes for . reversal of the decree expellins
them from the army.
The secretary of the treasury Friday 10
sued the l49th call for the redemption Of
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\ EUROPEAN WAR INEvIr.BLr
General Boulanser Discusses the Crisis
in France at Length-Freuch Dignity
Must be Maintained Whatever the Con.
sequence.
NEW YORK. Nav p


General Boulanger. replying to his secre-
tsry's inquiry SIS to whether his papers should
De removed from the war office. said TODAY
that he felt confident that no statesman would
venture TO remove him from offi,e
In an interview With the Herald correspop-
dent at Paris on Thursday General Boulanger
expressed himself on the present crisis in
France. Speaking of the conditions on which
he would retain the war portfolio in the new
cabinet the general said:
Il would not consent to q withdrawal or
modihcstion in any way of my bill for reor-
ganiz ttion of the army, nor OF my plan for a
partial mobilization the coming autumn. Nor
would consent to reduction of the war
budget by a single centime
Then there are certain men whom would
never consent to be in the same cabinet with.
They are persons who hold the dignity OF the
country too chesply and who wish TO put a
brake on the awakening of the military spite
of the nation. l do not wish the esprit mill
taire TO go TO nor in any way assume the air
OF provocation, but am confident that the
esprit militaire is our best defence if we are
attacked. sni would never do anything to
lessen the national feeling. would rather
break my sword.
If do not form part of the new minis
try shall retire quietly. | shall leave the
army prepared, organized and able 10 meas.
ure its strength with any army that exists.
Germany will not attack us because she
knows thstwe are strong, and the Germans
are prudent race. The French army can
not for moment hope for an ally, for there
Is not single power that has confidence in
us or our policy; but we do not need any
body.
81 consider war as inevitable. To be sure,
We might disarm and thereby make great
economies, but this would be doing exactly
what our neighbors want US to do, and they
would make US in very short time pay very
dearly for it. The treaty of Frankfort W ould
be repeated with supulations which now
cause France an annual loss of two or three
hundred million francs and renunc iatlon of
our dignity and our rights. This treaty is a
veritable tribute that France pays to Ger.
many. Is itnot preierable-more WORTHY OF
US. to free ourselves from it? | pity those
who do not understand this. In any case
never would consent to abandon one of my
military and political convictions. So long
as am minister of war France shall not sub
NIT TO the slightest atiront and prefer TO re.
tire rather than be in cabinet nth member.
who would not allow me freedom of action
II also assure you" said the general II
concluding the interview, that l will no
accept any high command of the army, sucl
as commander of corps or any ether, nor d,
| aspire to any office. | will wait"
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Is IL SUICIDE =!
Arsenic Found in IA Maa's stOmach-Dr.
Charles ". DAVIS Mysterious Death.
WAKFEIEIn Masa Ma,

WAKEFIELD, Mass, May 20.
The body of Or. Charles w. Davis, whose
my sterious death has caused considerable ex-
cite ement IN the town,was inferred at Woburn,
FRIDAY noon, and the stomach in which was
found a large quantity of arsenic. was
sent to Cambridge today for further analysis.
The $1,000 insurance on his life on the
Royal order Of Good Fellows, will be paid to
his mother in Camden, Maine, although al
effort was mace BY the Assembly not to pay
t until the facts in the matter are obtained.
BosroN, May 20.
The report of the medical examiner on the
sudden death of Charles w. DAVIS of Wake
field, is that it was cauS by arsenic, prob
ably with suicidal inteut. fhis sets at rest
the talk of toni play. No reason for the
young mans suicide, il such it was,ls known
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IIALLOwEIL.

An alarm of fire, started BY some BOYS on
account of bonfire, turned out the fire de
parimpnt Thursday evening.
Sp, al service. in reference to the death
Of Harey A. Thomas, were held at the Class-
cal School Thursday morning, after which all
the scholars and teachers attended the fun
ersl.
Chss. Wilson and s. o. Winter are on a
ten dave trip to Nes York and other places
A. DIR. Will Thompson had just got his
horse harnessed into his chaise FRIDAY after
noon he made dash from the stable, jumped
the fence, ran on the railroad track to Union
street, dashed the vehicle against the corner
Of MIR. Prehle'- fence, and the end Of "the
wonderful one-hoss shaw
So great vo d 9 rsr' ly made b. the des b
OF a young person as by the death last Mon
day, at the early age of l6, Of Harry A
Thomas, son of J. Is. Thomas, postmaster Of
Hslloweil. He was member Of the Classi
cal Academy and had made excellent attain
ments IN scholarship; but it was his winning
per.onal character that gave him 40 large n
place in the heart. of his acquaintances. All
ho knee him loved him. As a little fellow
he mad. friends with the merchants on the
street, the workmen in the granite yard and
elsewhere, and was the pet ana favorite Il
ALL As he grew older bis CHEEKY good ma
ture, his readiness to do favor, his abund-
ant life and energy, caused him 10 grow in
general esteem; and he gained such a hold OF
the affections of all classes that he will long
be missed. During an illness Of several
weeks he manifested great patience and
Christian fortitude, not utiering a word Of
complaint, but meeting pain and disappoint-
ment with manly and courageous submission
to Gods will. II pluck and genial good hu-
NOR could have di.armed death, he would be
with us today; but "wbon the Gods love,
die early" Hi. affected friends have our
deepest sympathy. II.
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GREAT CONFEDERATION.
The Bnsinss Part OF Lake Linden, Mich.
DESTROYED - Two Hundred Buildings
Burned-LOss S2,OOO,OOO.
HoUGHroN, Mich, Nav

HoUGHroN. Mich, May 20.
The business part Of Lake Linden, or
Torch Lake, Kewenah county, a village of
5000 inhabitants was burned today. Loss
about 81 900, 900; insurance $4,000, prn
cipslly in English and foreign companies.
The fire originated in the upper story Of
of Newman and Tralesse block, breaking out
as the whistles blew for IL o'clock In less
than five minutes an immense volume Of
smoke was issuing from the pole about the
middle Of the roof. An explosion followed,
blowing out the roof and front of the block,
and sending the flames to Tampaca's saloon
across the street and in an incredibly short
time the whole village seemed a mass of
flames.
Over 200 buildings were destroyed. Hun
dreds of families are roof ass tonight without
ot ding or clothing except what they have
on. There are no stores left to furnish sup
Plies. Hancock & Houghton, merchants, are
sending mattresses ana bedding to the home
less. Solid brick blocks melted away before
the flames like snow. The losses on stores
alone will foot up to $500, 900
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ticemen and Wn. Hardy of the locomotive
works went do~n to Devlin's house and
brought back O'Brien TO the Burnett House
The latter reached Devlin's house in this
say: An slieyway near N-~m.n's afforded
shelter Just as Maurice Hogan changed hats
With . Brien. just as stone struck O'Brien
IN the back of the neck and just as big
po~erfui Granger m IN with club vas going
to cieave open his kull. The house of a
man named Donnelly sdjoined the slIey on
the other and OBrien got in there and was
n2aiiy smuggled backwards to Devlin's
house while the Orange mob outside were
yelling for his blood
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GARDINER.

A. G. Dewerd, general agent Of the Ktoa
Life Insurance Co., was in town Thursday.
Miss Lizzie Maxcy was visiting friends in
this city Thursday.
new electric light machine has been
placed in Richards { Co. paper mill.
The COMMON 10 being beautI6ed by paint
ing the fence and trimming the trees.
Ernest Wakefield, cutter In The shoe fac
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torv, stuck the poin, Of his cutting knife into
the palm of his hand. Friday afternoon, In.
h'ctins painful cash. DR.. SAWYER dressed
the wound,
Aeou, 200 persons assembled at the Y. NJ.
[. A. rooms Thursday evening and listened
10 very pleasing entertainment bv our beet
local talent. who did themselves credit. The
association netted about SIS
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100000 Poorer.
MARouRrrK, Mich, May 2

MARQUETTE, Mich, MAY 70.
Fires are still burning in all directions'
Italians at camp No. 3, on the south onore
railroad worked all night and saved mos. o'
Nsv. from twenty-eight localities indicate
d;mini.hine fires. High winds prevail today
and Ares are breaking out in new Localities.
n !. estimsted that the upper peninsuiar Is
a. 0OO. 600 poorer on account OF the "inos
10 veaks ago and these fires.
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At IL %, four hours from the start, the
-, ,ha s,oya ..ood "a foIlors.
100000 Robbery.

ST~LoUrs, May 90
A special from the City of Mexico says
Detectives of the City Of Mexico are wrest-
ling with q most mysterious crime. One OF
the leading banking firms of this city has
sustained loss of 10000. ALI that has
been made public about the theft is that the
oficers of the institution, on coming to the
bank one morning, found the doors Of the
vault vide open. The cash had been carried
of with the exception of ssme bags Of silver.
with which the thieves evidently did not care
70 burden themselves.
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No Further EvictiOns.

WILKESBARRE, IA, MaN -V'
The situation at the Weutz companys col
leries is unchanged. The miners are stii
Idle and Hunparians and Italians have taker
sthe;r places. As many families as can are
leaving the place. but the company is trying
by a policy Of obstruction, to prevent ever
this. r,.
No further evictions took place THURSDAY
owing. probably, to the vigorous EFFORTS OF
the Knights of Labor to prevent them oy lie
pal means.
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PEDESTRIANS
Race for the Championship of the
World.
IAWRENCE. Mass NJ

LAWRENCE, Mass, Nav 20.
The % hour race between John Mesgher
Of Lawrence, champion of the world. and
Guenero of San Francisco on one hand aod
Dennis Driscoll of Lynn and Daniel Herty
OF Revere on the other. began at s. % to-
night in Essex rink. Guenero and Herty
ran. Mesgher and Drl-col walked. All
four were to keep on the trrck 10 the finish.
The gate receipts 60 to the pair winning
Referee. l. J. Thyme. A full bras, band
and about 800 people were in sttencance. All
four Of the men had been in training two
weeks and were in excellent condition. The
betting wa. five to four in favor of Meagber
and Hrrtv. Firsg mit-, GIenero in 5.23;
Herty, As; Mesgher, s OF; Driscoll, u
At the end of the first hour the score stood /:
Guenero, miles. laps; Herty, 8. miles, l6
laps; Meagher, miles; Driscoll, miles, II
laps.
At l2 %, four hours from the start, the
,ha anoya stood foIloxs
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BETTER Luck Next Time.
PORTLAND. May !:

A Young man named Alfred Simmons, liv-
ing at Knightsvlle, Cape Elizabeth, last
night saw n girl with whom he had been
keeping company. walking with another
yourg man of whom he is jealous simmons
wen, home, got out his pistol and shot him.
self. The wound was not fatal but his ear
was blown off.
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'rhe jury Disagree.

BIppEroRD, May 20.
The Jury in the Saco poisoning case, which
has hem on trial in the supreme court at Al
fred. this week. remained out all night, ana
today reported disagreement; It's claimed
hat eight favored the plaintiff and four the
defendant. The case will probably be tried
q, tho next term.
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lie Never Rode in the Cars.

WINTHROP May 20.
Daniel Gale. an octogenarian, father OF
Street Commissioner Gale of Winthrop, died
Thursday. He has been citizen of WIN
throp for many years, residing most
of the time close by the depot, yet he never
rode on the CATS He was noted tor remark
able vitality and was widely known and res
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oBRiEN IN KINGSTON.

The Editor Preserved with Bouquet OF
Flower. BY a iitile tirl-l2OO PEOPLE
rre>ent TO Hear the AsItator-rhe viii.
h'ry Hell in Readiness to Prevent An
outbreak-A furious Mob Nearly >ue-
c"ed> In Killing O'Brien-Newspape .
Office Demolished.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Boston--Bo s. indianapolis Z.
At New Ynrk-New York 10, Pittsburg Q.
At elphia-Chicago 5, Philadelphia
T.
At W,shington-Detroit IL, Washington
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MIR. ID. |. Wilcoxson Of Horse Cave. Ky,
saws he was for many years badly afflicted
with Phthsic, also Diabetes; the pains were
almost uncomfortable, and would sometimes
almost throw him into commissions. lie tried
Electric Bitters and got relief from first bot
tie, and after taking six bottles was entirely
cured, and had gained in flesh eighteen
pounds. Says he positively believes he
would have died, had it no; been for the re-
lief afforded bv Electric Biters. Sold at
ilty cents y bottle hy Devine & Couvhlin.
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was terrible sntierer with Salt Rheum-
prefe-ring death to life. DIR. Kennedy's
Favoriie Remedy cured me.-Chss. Owen,
lronville, n. Y. | acknow ledge DIR. Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy to be cure for
Gravel, and, so far as know, the only cure.
j. VI. Allen, Charlotte, N. Y. Price 81.
Send 2-cent stamp TO Dr, Kennedy, Rondout,
N. Y, for n book on Kidney, Liver and blood
disorders. Mention this paper.
anrilI21&wlv
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Oct2d&wlynrchwky
Active Pushing and Reliable.

Devine Couehln can always be relied
upon to carry in stock the purest and best
goods, and sustain the reputation of being ac-
tive. pushing and reliable. by recommending
articles with well established merit and such
rs are popular. Having the agency for the
celebrated DIR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, colds and coughs, will sell il ON
positive guarantee. 1t will surely cure any
and every affection of throat, lungs, or chest,
and in order 20 prove our claim, We ask you
to call and get Trial Bottle Free.
STARTLING Turn !-Thousands die an
nsally from neglected coughs and colds,
which soou ripen into consumption. cor other
equally fatal diseases OF the lungs; when, by
the timely use of single bottle of DIR.
WIstsr's Bslsam OF Wild Cherry. their lives
could have been preserved to a green old
age. ma, l7d&wiw
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One Of the oldest and best nu,,,s in Boston
is the Revere House. Facing Bowdoin So
and near the business centres and places Of
amusement, its location is most desirable a.
well as quiet and retired.
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BASE BALL.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE

NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
At Haverbil-Portlani 10 H4verhil G.
At Observation-Disclosures >, Lynn 2.
At tLowell-Nanchester Q, Lowell 8.
The following i. the standing Of the New
au.l 1 .lr,I. T. La
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The best Sslve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, reuer, Chapred Hands, Chilblains,
Curns, and All Skin Eruption, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. IL is guar
anteed TO give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box For sale
by Devine & Coughlin. may29td&w1y
"Adsnson's Cough Balsam still continues
to sell better with us than any other cough
preparation; in fact, We sell more of il than
all others together II sclls itself.
- w. PERKINS 4 co,
"Wholesale Druggists, Portland, Me-,
may ayl7d&wlw
Take a ID. X. and be O. X. See al.
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81 TELEGRAPH,
WEATHER REPORT.
Indications for the Next "a Hou,,
War Department

War Department,
once of the Chief Signal Officer.
washington. ID. c.. May 20, a. NJ.
For Maine, New Hampshire, Vernon, and
Massachusetts: Cooler, generally fair. ligb,
variable winds, followed on Sunday BIZ rising
temperature.
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Take d. X. and be o. X. See ad.
mchS-6m